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Trim the bin, not the bottom line

Our Services - Resource Recovery

August 4, 2020

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In NSW, we helped Pallet Collars Australia divert up to 180 tonnes of sawdust and woodchip waste from landfill each year while creating a new revenue stream.

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In NSW, we helped Pallet Collars Australia divert up to 180 tonnes of sawdust and woodchip waste from landfill each year while creating a new revenue stream.

Since 2014, Cleanaway has helped over 2,000 customers in NSW to recycle 19,000 tonnes of material that would otherwise have gone to landfill, funded by the NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Bin Trim program.

We all know that recycling is good for the environment but what’s the incentive for businesses to recycle more?

Why recycling more makes good business sense

A general waste bin is charged by weight, so the heavier the bin, the more expensive it is. Diverting heavy, wet material like food scraps to an organics service, and common recyclables like glass and cardboard, can save businesses a large sum on the general waste bill.

It’s not good enough to simply tell businesses to recycle more, if it’s not clear what the right recycling solutions are in the first place. Understanding your waste profile is the first step and this is where a waste assessment can help.

Waste assessments, sometimes known as a waste health check or waste audit, is a deep dive into your bin to help you understand what you’re wasting, uncover potentially wasteful and expensive disposal practices and find opportunities for recycling. Here are just a few of our customers that have benefited from a waste assessment:

Officeworks’ Ringwood increased their recycling rates so much, they no longer need a commercial general waste service. We are working with Officeworks to achieve their 90% recycling targets across the business with the help of our waste assessments and in-store education programs.
In NSW, our waste assessment helped Pallet Collars Australia divert up to 180 tonnes of sawdust and woodchip waste from landfill each year while creating a new revenue stream. The waste was turned into wooden briquettes that were then sold as combustibles.
We helped Corrimal RSL increase their recycling rates to 80% with a new organics service, combined with signage, stickers and staff education on proper bin usage.

Bin Trim waste assessment program for NSW businesses

Bin Trim is a NSW government initiative that aims to help eligible businesses reduce waste sent to landfill and recycle more through waste assessments and rebates to cover up to 50% of the capital cost of recycling equipment.

Now in its fourth round, Cleanaway is the only major waste service provider in NSW to be a recipient of grant funds in all rounds of Bin Trim. Our team of experts have worked with customers across industries including retail, accommodation and food services, manufacturing, and healthcare.

Every customer that participates in Bin Trim will receive a free assessment and action plan that identifies waste streams that can be diverted and recommendations on how to get there. This includes recycling education, behaviour change programs and strategies for waste avoidance.

Eligible Cleanaway customers in NSW that would like to participate in Bin Trim can contact bintrim@cleanaway.com.au

Are you eligible for Bin Trim?

Small to medium-sized businesses in New South Wales only (up to 400 full time employees per site)
Existing Cleanaway customers only
Not government owned
Businesses with a general waste service
Businesses with a commingled bin but have the potential to divert organics, cardboard or other waste streams from general waste

Meet Cleanaway’s Bin Trim team

Theresa Troup is a Cleanaway Senior Education Officer and our Round 4 Bin Trim project manager. She has over 10 years of experience in the waste industry, four successful Bin Trim grant applications and six years of Bin Trim experience. Theresa provides guidance to Cleanaway’s Bin Trim assessors whilst working closely with Cleanaway’s branches across NSW to encourage customers to participate in the program.

Evelyn Hwang worked with 243 businesses in Round 3 of Bin Trim. She has a wealth of experience working with facility managers to improve resource recovery outcomes in mixed tenancy buildings. Her projects include recycling trials, face-to-face recycling education and training, and developing tailored online learning tools for customers in Sydney CBD.

Mark Lielkajis specialises in the health and safety aspect of waste assessment projects and recycling contamination management strategies. Mark worked with 121 businesses in Bin Trim Round 3 and is all set for Round 4.

Priya Murthy has led assessments for Cleanaway customers in various industries but most prominently in healthcare and education. Priya was an assessor in Bin Trim Round 3 where she assisted 156 businesses with diversion strategies.

Charlotte Landini joined Cleanaway at the start of this year to combine her love of teaching with her qualifications in environmental sustainability. When she is not in schools teaching children about recycling, she is providing resource recovery training to our retail customers. Her communication and education skills will be put to good use as a Round 4 Bin Trim assessor.

Andrew Snedden worked with around 40 businesses in Bin Trim Round 3 and is the coordinator of Cleanaway’s kNOw Waste Education Program. He has a passion for food organics recycling and looks forward to helping businesses divert more food waste from landfill via recycling, composting and waste avoidance initiatives.

Colleen is one of our newest Bin Trim assessors. She has experience in Environmental Education and in conducting waste assessments for large facility managed sites. Colleen’s background in healthcare is a great asset to the team and the many customers that we service in this industry.

Eligible NSW Cleanaway customers interested in Bin Trim can contact the team at bintrim@cleanaway.com.au.

Not in NSW? Contact us to learn more about our no obligation waste assessments.

This is a Waste Less Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.
To find out more about the Bin Trim program visit epa.nsw.gov.au/bintrim

Why smart builders think about landfill diversion

Our Services - Resource Recovery

July 29, 2020

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Through Green Star reporting and onsite diversion of waste such as steel, concrete, plasterboard and cardboard, we have helped our customers achieve their sustainability targets at competitive prices and unmatched levels of service.

Tags: Construction

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The construction and demolition industry generates 20.4 million tonnes of waste each year, contributing to 40% of Australia’s total waste. Annually, more than 6.7 million tonnes go straight to landfill, including materials such as concrete, bricks and timber, which can otherwise be recovered through recycling.

While large construction companies are already integrating a zero waste mindset in their processes, a focus on recycling waste and using recycled product makes good business sense for builders of all sizes:

Reduce landfill costs – Landfill levies applied by state governments and the EPA mean that large volumes of heavy waste can be expensive to dispose of. Recover more to spend less of landfill disposal rates.
Save on materials cost – Locally reprocessed construction materials are often cheaper than using virgin materials.
Differentiate in the marketplace – Conscientious customers are increasingly looking for builders that operate with a sustainability mindset.
Create more opportunity in the market for recycled materials. A robust domestic economy for recycled product translates to cheaper material supply.

The Sociable Weaver’s 10-star housing project in Victoria is a strong example of a building company incorporating sustainability into the construction process and benefiting from it. They created an onsite waste separation system and trained their team on correct waste disposal and recycling. The initiative was so successful in increasing recycling rates and reducing waste costs, it is now used across all their job sites.

In ACT, the refurbishment of Trevor Pearcey House achieved a recycling rate of more than 80% and used recycled materials in building window frames, wiring and carpeting. The cost savings were channelled into other aspects of sustainable design, ultimately earning the project the distinction of being the first to achieve a six Green Star rating in ACT.

A Green Star rating provides independent verification that a building project is sustainable. Certification lends an edge to builders competing in a crowded marketplace, in addition to the many environmental benefits from the reduction of waste in the construction process.

Resource recovery opportunities in the construction sector

Most construction and demolition waste including soil and sand, bricks, wood, metal, glass and packaging can be recovered for reuse. Because of its weight and ready markets for recycling, these three materials are particularly primed for recovery:

Concrete and bricks
There’s a strong incentive to avoid weight-based disposal charges by diverting heavy concrete and bricks from landfill. Crushed concrete can be recycled and used to build roads and non-structural applications. Using recycled concrete is also more cost efficient, giving builders up to an additional 15% of product volume compared to virgin material in the form of crushed quarry rocks.

Metals
Metals are heavy waste material – the more it’s diverted, the less landfill disposal cost is incurred. There is a ready market for scrap metals which makes it attractive for builders seeking an additional revenue stream. It’s also easy to separate, ferrous metals like steel can be recovered from the waste stream using relatively inexpensive magnets.

Timber
With prices over $1,000 per cubic metre for high-grade Australian timbers, salvaging and reusing this material can potentially be attractive to builders although care has to be taken to preserve the quality of timber in the recovery process.

Comprehensive waste management solutions for builders

Cleanaway has extensive experience managing waste from construction and engineering sites through our end-to-end solutions tailored to the needs of every project. We offer a range of bin systems to keep things simple on site but allow us to recover and repurpose as much materials as possible. We are also certified to the highest standards, with all required State and legal permits.

Cleanaway also collects timber – including pallets, crates and offcuts – for recycling. Even treated timber is used by Cleanaway to produce process engineered fuel (PEF) along with other combustibles at our waste-to-energy sites.

We are a one-stop waste management provider which means less contract-handling and administrative time spent to manage multiple service providers for:

Land suitability, audits, plans and assessments
Remediation and disposal of material from contaminated sites
Secure destruction of contaminated materials
Specialist pressure water jetting and hydro excavation services
Spill kits and absorbents for emergencies

For smaller projects, this means a single point of contact for a complete range of hook lift and skip bins (2m³ — 23m³) to meet your capacity requirements, fast bin delivery turnaround times through the use of our innovative GPS fleet tracking system, flexible collections and more.

In addition to our resource recovery services, we also provide crushed concrete aggregate, product sales and delivery including:

Crusher dust
5mm, 10mm, 20mm, 40mm, 40/70mm, 70mm aggregates
Road base
Scalps
Soils
Clean fill

Partnering with The Wesley Hospital to find a new home for unused plastic dispensers

Our Services - Resource Recovery

July 28, 2020

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“The Wesley Hospital and UnitingCare have a deep understanding of the products they source, the lifecycle of the product and a commitment to reduce waste. It is encouraging to have customers who are passionate about sustainability.”

Tags: healthcare

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Cleanaway recently collaborated with The Wesley Hospital and UnitingCare to find a new home for seven pallets of hand towel dispensers, the equivalent of 3,070kgs of plastic that would have otherwise been disposed of in landfill.

Hospitality Services Manager Luke Hoskin from The Wesley Hospital reached out to Cleanaway Key Account Manager Leigh McClean to find a solution for the excess stock when the manufacturer would not accept them.

Together with UnitingCare’s sustainability team, Cleanaway found a solution through not-for-profit organisation Lifeline. Lifeline needed to increase their hand hygiene stations in response to COVID-19, so we arranged for the dispensers to be delivered to them.

Packaged stock of hand dispensers ready to be shipped to Lifeline

Pictured: Packaged stock of hand dispensers ready to be shipped to Lifeline

In July 2019, UnitingCare set a target of achieving 30% diversion from landfill which inspired a medical supply rehoming program. To date, the program has sent over 300kgs of medical supplies to the Animal Welfare League and over 850kgs of curtains to Lifeline who repurposed them into ‘Goody Bags’ to be sold to raise funds for people in crisis.

The Animal Welfare League team receiving their first delivery of medical supplies

Pictured: The Animal Welfare League team receiving their first delivery of medical supplies

Leigh who leads the program said, “The Wesley Hospital and UnitingCare have a deep understanding of the products they source, the lifecycle of the product and a commitment to reduce waste. It is encouraging to have customers who are passionate about sustainability.”

Cleanaway provides a complete range of waste management services to the UnitingCare group of facilities which includes The Wesley Hospital. Our services include the collection, disposal and recovery of healthcare-related waste streams, general waste and up to 12 dedicated recycling streams.

The team are currently working on creating an online marketplace to connect UnitingCare with local community groups to find homes for unused furniture and medical supplies.

Welcoming Statewide Recycling to the Cleanaway family in Warrnambool

Cleanaway acquired the Statewide Recycling business, including the transfer station, to increase their waste management capability in Warrnambool, Stawell, Hamilton and the surrounding area.

Communities - Our Services

July 13, 2020

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Waste and recycling services will continue to be provided by the same friendly local staff.

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Waste and recycling services will continue to be provided by the same friendly local staff.

In December 2019, Cleanaway completed the purchase of Warrnambool-based waste and recycling company, Statewide Recycling. Statewide has services throughout Western Victoria, offering waste and recycling services to residents and businesses in Warrnambool, Stawell, Hamilton and the surrounding area.

For Cleanaway, our presence in Warrnambool is an exciting opportunity to add to our growing footprint in Victoria. Following the transition, the local team from Statewide will continue providing customers the same reliable service. General Manager Carl Moloney expects it to be “business as usual” during the transition and is looking forward to making a sustainable future possible with Cleanaway.

“We’re excited to be part of the Cleanaway family and we look forward to continuing our waste and recycling services to residents, council and businesses in the Warrnambool area. Customers and residents can expect the same reliable service by our friendly staff as they are used to.”

left to right: Branch Manager Carl Moloney and team – Elise Daly, Jocelyn Hawker, Karina Yates, Michelle Neal, Val Platen

Pictured from left to right: Branch Manager Carl Moloney and team – Elise Daly, Jocelyn Hawker, Karina Yates, Michelle Neal, Val Platen

Over the coming months Statewide customers will start seeing more blue around town with Cleanaway blue trucks in the area, blue bins and a transition of communication and online channels.

The phone number and site address has not changed, and customers can continue to contact the team on 5561 1195.

For more information about our services in Warrnambool, visit https://www.swrecycling.com.au/ or https://www.cleanaway.com.au/location/warrnambool/.

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From farm to bin? Breaking the chain of food waste

Learning - Our Services

July 8, 2020

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Nearly 25% of food produced in Australia ends up in the landfill before it can reach the shelves.

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Nearly 25% of food produced in Australia ends up in the landfill before it can reach the shelves.

According to a recent study by the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment and Refrigerants Australia, more than $3 billion of Australia’s annual food production is wasted while in transport or storage. The study indicates the opportunity is with manufacturers, logistics companies and retailers to avoid wastage in their role as part of the cold food chain.

The study raises a few interesting questions for businesses in any environment – what are you wasting, where is the waste coming from and how can it be avoided?

The first step is simply taking a good hard look at what’s in your bin and to really question, could it have been recovered? Could it have been sold? It might seem strange for a waste company to focus on food waste solution, but this is exactly Cleanaway’s approach to helping our customers achieve the best economic and environmental outcomes.

Helping customers reduce waste produced in the first place

Logic, and the food waste hierarchy, tells us that while recycling is good, preventing waste is even better.

In one supermarket waste health check, we discovered that multiple bags of flour were being binned regularly due to damage to the packaging while in transit. Once the handling of the bags was corrected with the transport company, the problem never resurfaced, saving the customer a lot on the heavy cost of flour in the general waste bin and stock loss.

In another example, our bin audit showed that a staff working for a wine and spirits business was throwing out entire slabs of beer even though only a couple of bottles were broken. After highlighting this to the management team, we never found another good bottle of beer in the bins again.

Some customers find opportunity to optimise operations and profit at multiple points in the production chain. A supply chain review with a baked goods manufacturer identified they were over-ordering stock and poorly managing inventory which was driving waste up. A simple change to their baking plans meant more efficient stock use, lower ordering costs and less waste.

Recovering resources from waste

Where waste avoidance is not possible, Cleanaway can help businesses recover food waste through our innovative organics recycling technology. Organics recycling offers a number of benefits to businesses including reducing the weight and cost of the general waste bin while improving landfill diversion and sustainability rates.

Our EPA-approved organics recovery facilities help cafes, shopping malls, kitchens, bakeries and other food and beverage businesses turn food waste into high-grade compost compost and mulch to be used a soil fertiliser.

For bulk food manufacturers and supermarkets, our food depackaging technology in Victoria takes large volumes of food or liquid packaged in aluminium, plastic, liquid paperboard or cardboard and separates the organic material to be recycled.

We also help retail, logistics and transportation customers recover resources from packaging such as cardboard and soft plastic through our dedicated bins and recycling services.

Interested to know more? Contact us for a tailored waste management service.

Future-proofing your back to business strategy

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June 23, 2020

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If you are in the hospitality, events and tourism sectors, you need to consider your waste profile both in the office and in areas frequented by visitors. Are you generating more or less waste because of COVID-19?

Tags: COVID-19

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Regaining customer confidence and assuring staff of safety are the top priorities for businesses planning for reopening and growth after COVID-19 shutdowns. This is especially true for hotels, retailers and event organisers who manage large numbers of customers on site. Here’s how these businesses can plan to reopen safely while reducing the cost of doing business.

Cleaning and disinfection

Outbreaks and the resulting shutdowns could actually cost businesses more in lost revenue than investing in regular sanitisation of high traffic areas. Cleaning and decontamination of high traffic spaces can stop harmful diseases from spreading amongst staff and visitors.

Parks, hotels, event grounds and other large open spaces can be labour-intensive and expensive for maintenance staff to sanitise manually. Businesses would also have to invest in the right Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to ensure that staff are protected. This is where a large-scale decontamination service can get the job done in a fraction of the time and cost while being equally, if not more, effective.

Cleanaway’s decontamination service uses a highly effective misting technology developed with Hammelmann Australia and Enviromist to kill more than 99.99% of harmful microorganisms on surfaces. A fogging nozzle is attached to our specialised fleet of trucks to mist large areas of open space efficiently, supported by a team on the ground to get to hard-to-reach areas behind equipment or sidewalks.

Book a decontamination service tailored to your premises here. Whether it’s indoors or outdoors, we offer a flexible servicing schedule outside of regular business hours including weekends to minimise disruptions to your business.

Bathroom hygiene and sanitation

As more people enter public and shared spaces, staff and visitors must maintain high levels of personal hygiene by washing our hands often to minimise transmission. It goes without saying that keeping the staff and visitor bathrooms clean is essential to prevent outbreaks and to create a pleasant environment. It’s a good idea to place reminders in the bathroom and use automatic soap dispensers to reduce contact and infection risk.

Cleanaway’s bathroom hygiene and sanitation services include installation and maintenance of automatic hand soap dispensers as well as touchless sanitary pad bins, reducing surface contact while making for a comfortable and clean experience.

Learn more about bathroom hygiene and book a service today.

Check your grease traps and septic tanks

When was the last time you had your water systems, tanks and grease traps serviced? The last thing you want when reopening for business is to experience an emergency overflow caused by blocked pipes and stuffed tanks. If your business was closed and you were unable to schedule a service during the stay-at-home restrictions, checking your grease traps should be on top of the to-do list before reopening.

Schedule a grease trap service instead of relying on an on-call emergency service. Emergency pump out services can cost four times more than a scheduled service, not including the clean-up cost and fine from the local water authority.

Under a scheduled agreement, grease traps can be serviced at your convenience, during off-peak or non-business hours, with minimal interruption to your operations.

Learn more and book a grease trap cleaning or septic waste disposal service.

Get your waste services in order

If you’re in the hospitality, events and tourism sectors, you need to consider your waste profile both in the office and in areas frequented by visitors. Are you generating more or less waste because of COVID-19? Has your waste profile changed because of a new service, supplier or way of doing business?

Engage with your waste services provider for a waste health check or audit. A reputable provider can help you know exactly what’s going in your bin, where it comes from and how to better manage the whole process.

Businesses have reported increased savings by employing new waste management technologies, source-sorting waste materials into common streams, and by reviewing current collection systems with their waste management provider. See our work with an established action park in the case study below.

Freeing up administrative time in favour of managing your business is crucial in these challenging times. A single point of contact for services such as general waste, recycling, grease trap cleaning, bathroom hygiene and regular decontamination gives you better value for money without the pressure of having to deal with multiple service providers, contracts, invoicing and communications. Our total waste management services provides all your waste services, decontamination and sanitary needs under a single agreement.

Read more about optimising the cost of doing business during COVID-19 here and sign up for a free, no-obligation waste health check here.

Visitor and staff waste education

Is your bin signage clear enough to minimise confusion? Do you have separate recycling bins (clearly marked) for common waste streams like food waste, commingled recycling and general waste?

Put up signs and educational material advising staff and visitors about proper sanitisation and waste management. This includes clear signage for waste disposal and recycling and reminding everyone to wash or sanitise their hands after touching bins.

Businesses with a Cleanaway service can contact their account managers to learn more about our bin signage and tailored education programs. Cleanaway also offers Greenius, a customisable online education portal that can be tailored to individual branches, departments and teams. This ensures waste and recycling compliance throughout your organisation without the hassle of having to manage the whole process.

Learn more about our online waste education portal Greenius.

Case study: an outdoor adventure park in NSW

An established recreational park had been operating in the South Coast of NSW for more than 40 years. They are committed to sustainability and wanted to cement their commitment by increasing recycling rates. Our education team stepped in to provide a waste health check under the NSW Bin Trim program.

Through the initial assessment, the team provided an ambitious action plan that resulted in the park authorities running a trial for a new bin system. Bin signage was revised and updated, bins with see-through grids were created to encourage recycling of bottles and cans, while food waste bins were also introduced.

The park also made the switch to compostable packaging so that it can be disposed of in food waste bins found in the park.

To maximise waste stream recovery and landfill diversion rates, public awareness of the new bin system and compostable packaging was raised through the new bin signage, announcements of the change through a loud speaker, as well as flyers around the park’s entrance and canteen.

Back to work with our decontamination service

Our Services

June 15, 2020

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Our aged care customer needed an early weekend service so as to not cause any downtime. Our 7 days a week service with flexible scheduling provided them with the efficient and effective service they were looking for.

Tags: Decontamination

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The COVID-19 outbreak cast a spotlight on what was already a crucial part of an aged care facility’s service – safeguarding the health and wellbeing of residents, customers, employees and volunteers.

As stay-at-home restrictions started to lift, staff at a residential aged care head office in WA prepared to get back to work but not before first ensuring that their office was completely sanitised and safe for use. They approached Cleanaway to perform a decontamination service that would thoroughly clean and disinfect surfaces without disrupting their working schedule.

Our 7 days a week service with flexible scheduling provided the aged care customer with the efficient and effective service they were looking for, without any unwanted downtime.

Our team in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) went into the office in the early hours of the weekend to sanitise open working areas, meeting rooms, kitchens, toilets and hallways of various sizes, over three floors.

Using our industry-leading misting decontamination technology, we ensured a quick and thorough application of disinfectant without damage to people, property or the environment.

Cleanaway’s decontamination service is Government approved and uses a non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-hazardous chemical that is suitable for all types of hard surfaces and kills 99.99% of harmful microorganisms.

We also provide a wide range misting technology that can be used to decontaminate large open spaces such as playgrounds, roads, schools and parks, giving customers and their employees peace of mind as they reopen for business.

Book a decontamination service for your office, factory or plant today. Available 7 days a week with flexible servicing schedules.

Your sink is not a rubbish bin

Learning - Our Services

May 14, 2020

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Items such as wet wipes and tissues can build up in pipes and lead to blockages

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Items such as wet wipes and tissues can build up in pipes and lead to blockages

Since stay-at-home restrictions started, reports have emerged of increased blockages and backflows caused by households flushing cleaning wipes, rags and cooking oil down the drain.

Just last month, a 42-tonne fatberg bigger than the size of a petrol tanker was found in a Melbourne drain that took a crew of 8 people, 9 hours to remove. Fatbergs are created when wet wipes stick together to fats and oils poured down drains, sinks and toilets, causing massive blockages and damage to sewer pipes.

Here are four simple tips to avoid an at-home fatberg emergency:

1. Keep fats, oil and grease (FOG) out of your kitchen sink
Cooking oil, grease and fats can create unsightly plumbing issues in the home and nasty blockages known as fatbergs that can block entire streets when poured down the sink – and it becomes worse when FOG gets mixed with other items in the sewage system like paper towels, wipes and nappies.

Put your used FOG into a sealable container and place in your general waste bin. Your local area may also accept cooking oil and grease in the compost or organics bin, so check with your local council before disposal.

2. ONLY flush toilet paper down the toilet
Tissues, kitchen towels, and wet wipes (even “flushable” wipes) should never be flushed down the toilet. Always dispose them in your general waste bin and never in your recycling bin. Items such as wet wipes and tissues don’t break down in the sewage system, causing build ups in the pipes.

3. Safely dispose of hazardous household chemicals
Don’t pour old cleaning liquids, powders, paint and other household chemicals down the drain or into the ground. These hazardous chemicals can corrode pipes and waterways, leading to structural damage and safety issues.

Instead, keep chemicals in their original packaging, or pack them into sealed containers if needed, then contact your local council to find the nearest open hazardous waste drop-off points.

4. Put your bins out the night before
Bin collection times may have been adjusted to ensure we’re able to get through all our services while adhering to social distancing and safety measures. Put your bins out the night before, keep a safe social distance of at least 1 metre between bins and free of obstructions like poles or trees. Check with your local council for the latest advice and bin placement guidelines.

Safe household hazardous waste drop offs in WA

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April 28, 2020

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Cleanaway partners with the WA program to provide hazardous waste transport, disposal and recycling services.

Tags: COVID-19

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Cleanaway partners with the WA program to provide hazardous waste transport, disposal and recycling services.

COVID-19 has us spending more time at home and it’s the perfect opportunity to clean out the house and dispose of dangerous chemicals lurking in cupboards and the garage. To support residents, we recently introduced additional measures to ensure safe and efficient drop offs under WA’s Household Hazardous Waste Program.

Contactless collection
Members of the public will drive up to the drop off point, one vehicle at a time. They are not to leave their vehicles so that an appropriate social distance is maintained at all times.

Increased disinfection and hygiene practices
Each vehicle will also be sprayed with disinfectants to ensure no cross-contamination. A portable handwashing station is also available for use.

Safety gear for employees
All employees participating in the Household Hazardous Waste Program are required to wear the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

WA LTS Team

Standing left to right: Operations Coordinator Lisa Gravolin, Business Development Manager Donna James, Site chemist Reece Russell, Leading Hand Chandima Bandara and Process Operator Tangimetua Tutai

Household Hazardous Waste Program

Cleanaway partners with the WA program to provide hazardous waste transport, disposal and recycling services. After collecting the waste, we separate and transport them to our facility at Kwinana Beach for processing and safe disposal.

The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program provides local governments with funding to assist with the safe collection, storage and disposal of HHW. The program is administered by the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) and funded by the Waste Authority through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Levy.

Cleanaway Health & Safety Business Partner Abhijit Prasad praised the Cleanaway’s Liquids and Technical Services (LTS) team for their commitment, teamwork and spirit in serving their local communities, as many came in on their off days to make the hazardous waste collections a success. He also thanked Business Development Manager Donna James for her meticulous planning in implementing the new measures.

Read more about WA’s Household Hazardous Waste Program and learn more about our hazardous waste management capabilities.

What happens to large amounts of unwanted food and beverage that cannot be sold?

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April 13, 2020

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Cleanaway utilises a number of technologies, including manual unpacking, sorting and shredding, packaging material recycling, composting, aluminium and glass recycling to recover resources while securely destroying confidential waste.

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We recently provided our customer, a large alcoholic beverage company, with a secure destruction service for almost 1,000 pallets of expired stock. The excess product was taking up space, and conventional disposal options risked the product re-entering the market, being stolen or illegally dumped into sewers and waterways.

Cleanaway’s secure product destruction service provided a safe and regulatorily-compliant solution for disposing the product while contributing to our customer’s sustainability goals by recycling the packaging material.

How we securely disposed of excess stock and recycled the packaging

Over the course of three weeks, 50 to 100 pallets of beverage bottles were delivered each day to our secure facility. First, the pallets were unpacked manually, and the cardboard packaging was separated for recycling. Next, the contents of the beverage were sent to our EPA-licenced facility for secure destruction and the glass containers sent to recyclers for further processing.

When the process was completed, we presented the customer with a secure destruction certificate to certify compliance to regulations and procedure. To further add value to our customer, we are currently investigating ways of recovering nutrients from the beverage to be reused as animal feed.

Our secure product destruction service

Our secure product destruction service safely destroys beverages packaged in plastic or glass, liquid dairy such as milk and yoghurt or food that is out-of-date, in excess, with production errors, produced as part of trial runs, spoilt or damaged in any way.

We also accept electronics, documents, paint, clothing, toys, tobacco or any other confidential or sensitive material that cannot re-enter the market.

Last Christmas, Cleanaway and Shred X organised the secure destruction of unsafe toys for Consumer Affairs Victoria at a warehouse in Abbotsford. The toys were considered a risk to children for a variety of reasons ranging from small parts that presented a choking hazard, to projectiles that could severely injure young children.

Unsafe toys to be processed

This makes it possible for us to recover almost 100% of the resources from a product, including packaging and organic content, while ensuring safety and discretion.

Our service ensures that your brand and business names are protected at all times. We will work closely with you to identify the most appropriate solution for your secure confidential waste disposal needs.

To ensure the process is secure during collection, transport, storage and destruction, we offer:

secure collection from your premises to ours
tracked transport at every stage of the journey
24-hour CCTV surveillance during storage
quarantine services for any product that is deemed unsuitable for entry into Australia without prior treatment
witnessed destruction sessions or photo evidence
certificate of destruction for your compliance records

Find out more about a tailored secure product destruction service for your business.